The semi-weekly fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1886-1887, 1887-11-01
NEWS AND NOTES FOR WOMEN.

velvet appears 10 De 4a'oE1le hIAIe-
rial for the waistcOat, collar and cults TO
wool dresses.
Black and white French lace scarfs are
revived for the strings and trimmings OF
velvet bonnets.
Shot MORE ribbons, silks and velvets,
pushes and wool and silk novelties are
feature in fabrics.
Fancy woolens, combined with plain
twilled woods, are conspicuous among
French importations.
TailOr-made basques are invariably
pointed in front, and much trimmed
with fine fancy braids-
Mrs Mackay, wife of the bonanza
king, allows herself one hundred and
four new gowns year.
The ex Empress Eugene uses an UNI
brella which cost 50, 900. The handle Is
a mass of splendid gems.
The competition among dressmakers
nowadays seems to be which can devise
the worst looking sleeve.
The tendency to make the bodice of
one stuff while the skirt and its draperies
are of another grows in favor.
The newest bonnets have long crowns,
and many have long pointed poke fronts
filled in with slight face trimming.
The amount of braiding on frocks,
wraps and garments of all kinds is enOr-
nous, and the braid designs this season
are very fine.
Wax flowers were first introduced into
England by the mother of Mary Beatrice,
wife of James H., as present to her
royal daughter.
There is in England society con-
Quoted by ladies for the promoting of
long service among servants. Valuable
prizes are given.
Even feathers are made in two-tone eff
fects to match the changeable or shot
ribbons and stuffs brought out for dress
and millinery purposes.
Bustles are no longer worn by people
who can afford to pay skilful dress
maker. Bouffant effects are now obtained
by springs or reeds set in the dress itself.
Miss Grace, an English cricket player,
recently stayed at the wicket a whole af-
ternoon and scored 217 runs against the
good bowling of four men.
The Empress of China has composed
six hundred stanzas of poetry within the
past year, and they are said by Chinese
critics to be richer than the songs of
Persia.
Mrs Langtry says she began to prac
tice fencing several ears ago because she
found it the best substitute for the eXer
else she had been accustomed to in heI
long walks.
Jackets made of the same material as
the dress must be tight fitting, those
suitable for wear with any dress may be
loose fitting in front, but must set snugly
to the back
Mrs. John W. Mackay is having a
cloak made from the breasts of birds of
paradise. These cost thirty shillings
each, and about five hundred birds will
be necessary.
The women of New York have been
granted more patents than their sisters
in any other State The women of Mass
achusetts, Ohio, Indiana and Wisconsin
rank next in order.
Cancels hair shawls are coming into
fashion again for the reason that the
manufacture has practically become
lost art, and they are getting to be exceed
ingly hard to obtain.
The Greek styles of couture do not be-
come popular. The fact is they require
more hair than most modern women OF
these degenerate days" either have nat
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prices.
A new idea in jewerly is that of set
ting single stones of all sorts and sizes
in a plain crown setting, so arranged
that they can be sewn on bands of velvet
in such combinations as may suit the
owners fancy, and thus utilized either as
bracelets or dog collar" necklaces.
In Finland, according to Bayard Tays
lor, the women resent as an insult sa-
lutte upon the lips. A Finnish matron,
hearing of our English custom of kiss
ing, declared that did her husband at
tempt such liberty she would treat him
with such a box on the ears that he
should not readily forget.
Both black and white lace is used as
strings and as trimmings on the winter
bonnets The milliners, as usual, think
French lace quite choice enough for this
purpose; but one may use something
better If one has it. Since that Allen
con bonnet of Queen Victoria appeared,
anything seems allowable.
AParsian wig maker is selling switches
so mounted that they may be worn as
long ripping wave that would make
mermaid envious These are to be used
when one is walking up and down the
beach to dry ones hair next summer,
which, having been covered with Oilskin,
is not wet, and is combed in with her
false tresses.